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Publication type: Academic Journal Article

Collection and recycling of portable batteries: a worldwide overview compared to the Brazilian situation

Abstract/summary

Around the world there is no doubt about the increasing importance of recycling and the connected issue of sustainable development. In Brazil the new 2000 regulations have prompted society to discuss the future of spent batteries. Worldwide, different battery collection systems and recycling processes have been applied in the last 10 years. This paper presents the options applied in Europe and in the USA and compares the world situation to the current Brazilian reality.

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Author(s)
Andréa Moura Bernardes
Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa
Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório
Journal
Journal of Power Sources
Year
2003
Volume and issue
124, 2
Pages
586-592
DOI
10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00810-3
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00810-3
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